Corn hook



1. F. BARNS. CORN HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1B, 1921.

1 103,002, I Patented Jan. 10, 1922.-

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James I! Barzw.

UNITED STATES JAMES I. BABNS, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, OHIO.

CORN HOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 10, 1922.

Application filed March 16, 1921. Serial No. 452,848.

T 0 all to 7mm it may concern Be it known that 1, JAMES F. BARNS, acitizen of the United States, residing at New Hampshire, in the countyof Auglaize, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Corn 'Hooks; and I. do hereby declare the following tobe a tall, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in harvestingimplements and particularly to handharvesting implements.

One object of the invention is to provide a hand device by means ofwhich the cars or corn may be quickly and easily broken 03 without thehand having to grasp the stalk or ear of the plant.

Another object is to provide a device of this character wherein the eargripping member is resiliently held, and is adjustable to suit the userand the character of the work.

Other objects and advantages will be ap parent from the followingdescription when taken in connection. with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a perspective view of the invention applied to the hand ofthe user.

Figure 2 is an enlarged longitudinal tional detail view through the hooksupport, on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged transverse tional View of the same parts on the3 of Fig. 1.

Referring particularly to the accompanj ing drawing, 10 represents asheet of leather or other suitable material having the wrist bandportion 11, provided with the buckles 12. .1 t a suitable distance fromthe wrist band portion are the straps 13 by means of which the member1.0 is secured on the palm of the hand, the straps passing across theback of the hand. Secured on the major portion of the leather 10 is ametal plate 14. having an enlar ed projection 15 at one of its outercorners which is formed with a depression or socket 16 seating a coilspring 17. Secured socket 16 is an angularly arched plate 18 through andunder which is slidably dissecand secline to the plate, inwardly of theV posed the stem 19 or the hook 20. The outer portion of the stem 19rests on the upper end of the r-oil spring 1'7, which spring exerts itsupward force to hold the stem and hook away from the plate l l. Thehooked end oi the stem 19 projects outwardly beyond the socketedprojection in position to be easily engaged with the ear of corn to bebroken oil".

llxtending obliquely from the other outer corner of the plate 1% is acurved hook blade 21, which is adapted to be. used to break the stern ofthe car oi corn from the stalk.

As clearly seen in Figure 1, of the drawing, the device is secured onthe palm of the. hand with the hooked stem 19 extend ing outwardly inparallel relation to the thumb while the hook blade 21 extends outwardlyadjacent the little finger of the hand of the operator.

The hand is moved to engage the hook with the body of the ear of cornand the hook blade brought into contact with the ear adjacent stalk atthe proper distance below the hook, aiter which the operator somanipulates the device as to press the hook blade against the butt ofthe ear close to the stalk to sever it.

Disposed removably through the sides of the plate 18 and engaging withthe stem 19 to retain the same in proper position with j respect to saidplate, is key 22.

What is claimed is:

A corn hook comprising a. flexible hand attached member, a metal platemounted on the flexible member, said members being disposed on the palmof the hand of the user, a socketed projection on one corner of theplate, a spring seated in the socket of the projection. 21 adjacent thesoc t, and a hook having its s em adjustably supported in said supportand urged outwardly by said spring and in position to be passed into enagement with the outer end of an ear oi corn by the operators thumb.

in testimony whereof, I aliix my ture. in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES F. BARNS.

signaiVitnesses 1 PAUL YonsrING, JNo. C. WAeoNER.

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